Practice Nurse - Avenue Villa Surgery

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team., To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients, as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Such tasks may include:

• Wound care / ulcer care
• Removal of sutures
• Urinalysis
• ECGs
• Peak flow readings
• Venepuncture
• Blood pressure measurements
• Ear syringing
• Routine immunisations
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
• Requesting basic pathology tests, for example urine culture, swabs
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
Other tasks including:
• Clean and sterilise equipment using autoclave
• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician
• Undertake housekeeping duties including, general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Maintain stock of waiting room leaflets as instructed by partners and practice manager
• Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
• Ordering of stock from the local hospital
  
  We are a friendly innovative town centre practice. We strive to deliver excellent standards of care, while maintaining good work life balance for our team and so are looking to future proof the practice in light of upcoming GP retirement. We pride ourselves on our flexible and supportive environment and team ethos, with structured daily working pattern.